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<blockquote data-quote="Thasmodious" data-source="post: 4523126" data-attributes="member: 63272">That's the million dollar question.&nbsp; But many of the group that could be classed as the &quot;haters&quot; have hated 4e since months before its release.&nbsp; A single detail or two that became known early was their first reason (powers, frost giants, 1-1-1, etc), but it snowballed as more things became known.&nbsp; It's not really some big mystery.&nbsp; People make snap judgments all the time and then go to great lengths to rationalize them, despite evidence to the contrary.&nbsp; They made the decision to hate it first, now they have a want to justify it.&nbsp; You don't hear from many people who had an open mind all the way, looked forward to the release of a new edition, then thought it was complete crap and will never play it again.&nbsp; People made their decisions months in advance.&nbsp; I went the same route.&nbsp; When I first heard the announcement, my reaction was negative.&nbsp; Then I thought about it a bit, remembered how I've loved every edition of the game, even 3e, which I was very skeptical about before release.&nbsp; So I decided to not sweat it this time around and just look forward to a new edition.And yes, when people playing the game are telling those who &quot;despise&quot; it that despite their perception, the value of the ruleset is that it disappears into the background and it actually helps you play the game the way you want to play it, that is evidence to the contrary.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Thasmodious, post: 4523126, member: 63272"] That's the million dollar question. But many of the group that could be classed as the "haters" have hated 4e since months before its release. A single detail or two that became known early was their first reason (powers, frost giants, 1-1-1, etc), but it snowballed as more things became known. It's not really some big mystery. People make snap judgments all the time and then go to great lengths to rationalize them, despite evidence to the contrary. They made the decision to hate it first, now they have a want to justify it. You don't hear from many people who had an open mind all the way, looked forward to the release of a new edition, then thought it was complete crap and will never play it again. People made their decisions months in advance. I went the same route. When I first heard the announcement, my reaction was negative. Then I thought about it a bit, remembered how I've loved every edition of the game, even 3e, which I was very skeptical about before release. So I decided to not sweat it this time around and just look forward to a new edition. And yes, when people playing the game are telling those who "despise" it that despite their perception, the value of the ruleset is that it disappears into the background and it actually helps you play the game the way you want to play it, that is evidence to the contrary. [/QUOTE]

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